Cable car · Engelberg, Switzerland
Pendelbahn Käppeli-Trift (Triftbahn)
Pendelbahn Käppeli-Trift (Triftbahn) is a cable car near Engelberg, Switzerland. It climbs 364 m over 2.29 km, from 1,023 m to 1,387 m above sea level. Between its 5 pylons, the cable runs up to about 202 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
93/100 · Very scary
By the numbers, Pendelbahn Käppeli-Trift (Triftbahn) is scarier than 93% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 60 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 202 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 1.42 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 862 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 19°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 1.35 km of the 2.29 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Pendelbahn Käppeli-Trift (Triftbahn) is near Engelberg, Switzerland, at 1,023 m above sea level (46.72120° N, 8.31847° E). From there it runs 2.29 km up to the top station at 1,387 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- Tällibahn (Pendelbahn Fuhren - Birchlaui) cable car · 2.6 km away · rises 543 m
- Gondelbahn Mägisalp-Planplatten (Eagle-Express) gondola · 7.0 km away · rises 528 m
- Distelboden - Bonistock cable car · 7.6 km away · rises 257 m
- Gondelbahn Bidmi-Mägisalp gondola · 8.4 km away · rises 279 m
- Gondelbahn Reuti-Bidmi gondola · 9.1 km away · rises 364 m
- Stöckalp - Melchsee-Frutt gondola · 9.4 km away · rises 854 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: swissALTI3D © swisstopo, 2 m. Data as of 2026-10-31.